Government is under pressure to abolish school fees.
Pressure is mounting on government to abolish school fees which many people believe will deny most children the right to education.
The Member of Parliament for Mahalapye East and Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Chief Whip, Botlogile Tshireletso, joined the chorus yesterday, saying the government is making more people destitute by denying them access to education.
She said Form One and Form Four students have been returned home, either to collect school fees or because they could not get their certificates.
“We are increasing the number of destitutes in the country. Why should we punish the children for the sins of their parents?” she asked. What hurt the legislator most is that even the orphans are denied education or their certificates after completion, if they are in arrears.
Tshireletso’s outcry comes at a time when the main opposition Botswana National Front has started that it is against the re-introduction of school fees since they would only deny education to many children.
It also comes at time when BDP’s Specially elected MP Botsalo Ntuane is sxpected to table a motion, requesting government to place a morantorium on cost sharing pending a review of it’s impact on access to education.
Tshireletso said if government continues with school fees Vision 2016 goals will not be realized.
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